Oct 25, 2023By Future African Scientist
Spark-Mox Mosquito Repellent Cream: A Beacon of Innovation from Uganda's Young Scientists
As the African continent continues to grapple with the persistent threat of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, a team of young scientists has developed a natural mosquito-repellent cream.
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biotechnologyJan 27, 2026By Future African Scientist
Applications Are Open for FAS BioCamp 2026
FAS BioCamp 2026 is open for applications — a two-week intensive where Africa's most ambitious scientists learn to build a biotech company, from idea to proof-of-concept. Apply by Feb 28.
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researchDec 18, 2025By Future African Scientist
Mapping the Market for African-Made Lab Consumables: Inside the 2025 FAS Bioscience Market Analysis Fellowship
The 2025 FAS Bioscience Market Analysis Fellowship has concluded — 80 fellows across 12 African countries mapping the demand for locally manufactured, research-grade lab consumables.
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biotechnologyMay 28, 2026By Future African Scientist
An Update on FAS BioCamp 2026: Moving to a Virtual Format
With an Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency in the Kampala area, FAS BioCamp 2026 will now run virtually. The program continues — the safety of our fellows and faculty comes first.
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entrepreneurshipSep 28, 2026By Future African Scientist
The Eye of the Microscope, Made Smart: Al-Amin Musa Ardo's Smart Eye Diagnostics
Al-Amin Musa Ardo turns any lab's existing microscope into an AI diagnostic tool, no new hardware required. Since FAS, he has landed a letter of intent from Precision Biomedicals.
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entrepreneurshipJul 21, 2026By Future African Scientist
From the Bench to a Company: Alfred Andama at the FAS Biocamp
Dr. Alfred Andama began as a laboratory technologist in Kampala and built Kebera Diagnostic Laboratories out of his own PhD research. At the 2026 FAS Biocamp he showed the founders that the road from bench to company can be walked from right here.
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entrepreneurshipJun 23, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Scientist to Founder: Sebastian Barriga and Julie Zhang at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, investor Sebastian Barriga and founder Julie Zhang taught one lesson from opposite sides of the table: how science really gets funded, and what it costs to raise it.
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biotechnologyAug 20, 2024By Future African Scientist
Empowering Africa’s Future Through Biotechnology: A Glimpse into the Future African Scientist Biotech Pitch Event
The Future African Scientist Biotech Pitch Event showcased Africa's first biotech startups, with innovations tackling river blindness, prostate cancer, and antibiotic resistance.
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entrepreneurshipSep 28, 2026By Future African Scientist
Recovery, Made Local: Chelangat Eliud's Dripra
Born on a sun-scorched training track in Uganda, Dripra is a recovery drink for runners and footballers. Chelangat Eliud has cleared regulatory approval and is now raising capital to grow.
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entrepreneurshipJun 09, 2026By Future African Scientist
From the Lab to the Real System: Emmanuel Okello at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, veterinary scientist Emmanuel Okello taught the cohort to see antimicrobial resistance as a systems failure, and to design diagnostics and ventures that fit the real world, not the ideal lab.
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biotechnologyMay 27, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Medicine to Life Sciences Strategist: Kevin Yang at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, physician and strategist Kevin Yang worked with Africa's scientist-founders on what it really takes to turn strong science into a venture.
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entrepreneurshipJun 26, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Scientist to Founder: Ten Lectures with Harvey Lodish
Across ten lectures at the 2026 FAS Biocamp, Harvey Lodish, lead author of Molecular Cell Biology, showed the cohort the whole arc of modern biotechnology, and how a discovery becomes a medicine.
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entrepreneurshipJun 25, 2026By Future African Scientist
Rebuilding Nature’s Chemistry: Jing-Ke Weng at the FAS Biocamp
Jing-Ke Weng rebuilds the chemistry that plants invent. At the 2026 FAS Biocamp he showed the cohort how to turn Africa’s plant biodiversity into therapeutics: you do not have to find the plant, you can build the pathway.
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entrepreneurshipJun 25, 2026By Future African Scientist
Eight Lessons from Forty+ Years of Making Mistakes
Joshua Boger founded Vertex Pharmaceuticals and led it for over twenty years. At the 2026 FAS Biocamp he taught the cohort a harder lesson than success: failure is data, and the mission comes first.
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entrepreneurshipJun 23, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Discovery to Defensible Venture: Jurgen Figys at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, IP and life sciences lawyer Jurgen Figys taught the cohort to treat intellectual property as commercial strategy, protecting a discovery early so it can grow into a venture that stays home.
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entrepreneurshipJun 22, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Scientist to Founder: Luis Barros at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, Luis Barros, who has spent 25 years getting science to market across 45 countries, showed the cohort why scarcity is not the enemy of a venture. It is the design.
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biotechnologyJun 05, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Scientist to Founder: Sebie Salim at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, Eclectics International's Sebie Salim walked Africa's scientist-founders from an idea to a profitable venture, with one rule: earn revenue, don't just raise it.
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biotechnologyJun 22, 2026By Future African Scientist
From Scientist to Founder: Suman Lal at the FAS Biocamp
At the 2026 FAS Biocamp, Suman Lal, who builds companies out of deep science for a living, showed the cohort how research becomes a venture, and why the customer conversation cannot wait.
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